Apprécié des politiciens, l’ambassadeur américain en Israël, Tom Nides, a travaillé sous trois Premiers ministres israéliens différents.
Après quasiment deux ans passés à Jérusalem, deux hauts responsables américains ont annoncé au site israélien Walla, que l’ambassadeur américain quitterait ses fonctions l’été prochain. Cette nouvelle intervient dans une période de tensions entre les États-Unis et Israël. Le président des Etats-Unis, Joe Biden, n’a toujours pas invité Benjamin Netanyahou à la Maison Blanche, plus de cinq mois après son élection. RADIO J. Charlayne Vilmer
Thomas Richard Nides (born 1961) is an American banker and government official who is the United States ambassador to Israel since December 2021. From 2013 to 2021, he was the managing director and vice-chairman of Morgan Stanley, serving as a member of the firm’s management and operating committee. Nides was previously appointed the deputy secretary of state for management and resources from 2011 to 2013 during the Obama administration. He has served in various financial and governmental roles throughout his life.
Thomas Richard Nides was born to a Jewish family in Duluth, Minnesota, the son of Shirley (née Gavronsky) and Arnold Richard Nides. He is the youngest of eight children. His father was the founder of Nides Finance, a national consumer finance company, and president of Temple Israel and the Duluth Jewish Federation.
He attended Duluth East High School, where he had an interest in politics. As a senior, he convinced then-Vice President Walter Mondale to speak at the high school graduation. He later graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in political science.
